Multimedia Research Group, Inc. (MRG), the market leader in the Video
and Media ecosystem for more than 20 years, has released another in its
series of Multimedia Technology reports with USB in 54 Device Segments
2010 to 2016.

Since its introduction in 1996, USB has displaced a host of wired
connectivity standards including FireWire, PS/2 and serial ports, once
used to connect everything from mice to printers to external hard
drives. MRG analyst Greg Potter explains, "With its enormous installed
base, and backwards compatibility among 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0, USB will grow
as quickly as the devices it serves and that growth is significant."

Key Findings from This Study Included:

- USB 1.1 devices are still shipping in low-end applications such as
mice.

- Shipments of USB 2.0 devices will peak in 2012. While some 2.0 devices
will continue to grow, others, including notebooks will fall to
virtually zero by the end of the forecast period.

- Although initial adoption of USB 3.0 was fairly weak, by 2016 device
shipments and the installed base will have grown tremendously, led by
smartphones.